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History is long enough to dig up as many examples to "prove" a certain antagonism exists. How many times has Russia invaded or attempted to invade other Orthod

History is long enough to dig up as many examples to "prove" a certain antagonism exists. How many times has Russia invaded or attempted to invade other Orthodox countries? * Ukraine 2014-ongoing * Georgia in 2008 * Declared war on Bulgaria 1944 * In cooperation with Nazi Germany, it annexed Moldova from Romania 1940 * Genocide against Ukrainians 30s and 40s * Ukraine and Georgia again in 1917, 1918 * Declared war on Bulgaria: 1915 * Supported the Serbian invasion of Bulgaria 1886 * Harsh military occupation of Moldova and Wallachia 1829-1834 * Annexed Bessarabia from Moldova 1809 * Annexed Georgia in 1800 * Invaded the Cossack Hetmanate in 1659 And so on, back to the Middle Ages, when Northern Russian princes sacked Kiev. Does this "prove" that as a historical rule Russia invades any Orthodox country it shares a border with? Should we blame modern-day Russians for things their un-elected government did before they were born? Also, Russia has invaded 2 Orthodox countries in the last 10 years, this is very different from digging up ancient history.

Mikeb85 9y ago
Most of these 'examples' are so revisionist they can't even be found online. > Invaded the Cossack Hetmanate in 1659 You mean invaded the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth which the Hetmanate was rebelling against in the first place, which is why the Cossacks joined the Russian empire and were integrated into its army for generations. As for everything about Bulgaria, Bulgaria was initially annexed by the Ottoman empire, but the third Bulgarian state was created via treaty after a war between Russia and the Ottoman empire. Later the Russians/Serbs/Greeks supported them in a war against the Ottomans, although in WWI/WWII Bulgaria was allied with the Central/Axis powers. Ukraine/Georgia recently are more complicated, but the issues there go back to the colour revolutions, which were rather openly supported by the west.

Mikeb85 9y ago

Most of these 'examples' are so revisionist they can't even be found online. > Invaded the Cossack Hetmanate in 1659 You mean invaded the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth which the Hetmanate was rebelling against in the first place, which is why the Cossacks joined the Russian empire and were integrated into its army for generations. As for everything about Bulgaria, Bulgaria was initially annexed by the Ottoman empire, but the third Bulgarian state was created via treaty after a war between Russia and the Ottoman empire. Later the Russians/Serbs/Greeks supported them in a war against the Ottomans, although in WWI/WWII Bulgaria was allied with the Central/Axis powers. Ukraine/Georgia recently are more complicated, but the issues there go back to the colour revolutions, which were rather openly supported by the west.